Let him grow or notch

[boneaddict]

[gee_unit360]

Pass

[ctwiggs1]

Tagged!  Send cords and I’ll be there 😂

[bigmacc]

Thats a tough one bone, I wished I would have been faced with that decision this past season, now if it were a picture of a bear I might be able to answer with some certainty 😆, we became quite the bear hunters this past season even if it was by accident 😆😆.

Once again, tough decision, hard to tell but he looks young looking through the grass . Beautiful buck and frame but if “ I knew his digs” I may give him a bit longer. ONLY if I knew his turf and I knew there was a good chance of bumping into him next year👍 Could you imagine another year or two under his belt! Stuff records are made from, great genetics with a ton of potential, still a dang tough decision and realistically, if any of us popped over a ridge and seen that guy looking up at us from 100 yards, I’m sure there wouldn’t be much thought into this hypothetical decision 😆🤣😆

[duckmen1]

Pass

Until you have in in front of you in washington during season

[blackveltbowhunter]

General 100 percent im shooting. Anything else, gonna be situational.

[bearhunter99]

General 100 percent im shooting. Anything else, gonna be situational.

[highside74]

Bang flop

[jowings22]

General 100 percent im shooting. Anything else, gonna be situational.

This 💯

[b23]

Probably would depend on the area I was in and if larger for the area were common.  More mass would certainly be nice but even without it, that's still a really nice looking buck.

Some of you are pretty good at ageing these things so I'd like to hear what y'all think his age is.  If I had to guess, I'd probably say 4-5 years old. 

Also, at about what age is the general consensus on when mulies peak and start going the other way?

[emac]

Kaboom no doubt.  He will probably turn into predator food anyways.  Take hime while you can.

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[hunter399]

General 100 percent im shooting. Anything else, gonna be situational.

This 💯

100 % I'm shooting,90.9% I'm gonna miss.
I'd be shaking like a leaf.
Muley like that is unicorn for me.

[High Climber]

I would have a real hard time letting that deer walk on all but the best hunting grounds. What do you think he scores? Mid 170’s +?

[lewy]

That’s a shooter buck boys

[actionshooter]

General 100 percent im shooting. Anything else, gonna be situational.

  This^^^

[trophyhunt]

Low 170’s, special permit, he’s walking. But everyone is different, every situation is different. It’s not as easy as shoot or dont shoot.

[actionshooter]

OK Bone.... What would you do? 

[Karl Blanchard]

I'm calling BS on everyone saying they are passing on a low to mid 180's buck. That buck is a smoker of the first order.

[Tbar]

Oregon or Washington?

[wadu1]

Oregon or Washington?

Since it's Bone, it's a WA deer.

[lewy]

I'm calling BS on everyone saying they are passing on a low to mid 180's buck. That buck is a smoker of the first order.

Exactly. Lots of key board hunters 

[Dan-o]

Under no circumstances am I passing on that buck.   Full stop.

[buckcanyonlodge]

I think that buck is as good as he is going to be...looks like an older buck to me. Shoot now or forever hold your peace.

[ctwiggs1]

You guys are better hunters than I am.

I don’t care what tag I’m holding.  If I stumble onto that buck, he’s the one!  That’s a gorgeous representative of the species that I’d be proud to bring home.

[boneaddict]

OK Bone.... What would you do?

DRT, any tag in this state.   I’d love to see what he looks like next year, but it’s guaranteed that you won’t have the tag again. 

I see a lot of scores tossed around here on this site on other threads which generally generate a smirk or two. That’s a true 180 buck, and they don’t grow on trees around here.

I’d be cutting triangles.

[boneaddict]

I didn’t get to see much of his body.   He was very sneaky and shy.  Even with the rut. So based on little info,  I’m guessing 5.5 so he is close to prime.  5.5 and 6.5 are generally best years, at least for width and height.  Mass May increase, non typical points,   If he is 4.5, look out next year. 

[meatwhack]

Reading through the comments I was thinking I might be missing something. To me that buck looks over 180 all day and there isn’t a tag in Washington I wouldn’t hang on him and be proud that I did the tag justice.

[b23]

Even with the rut. So based on little info,  I’m guessing 5.5 so he is close to prime.  5.5 and 6.5 are generally best years, at least for width and height.  Mass May increase, non typical points,   If he is 4.5, look out next year.

Any thoughts on, about, how wide he is?  If I had to guess, 25-26 inches.

[blackveltbowhunter]

Not a keyboard warrior. I said I am shooting all day everytime any weapon general. I also underestimated his score and if the experts are saying 180 + I totally believe it. I dont spend an ounce of time on numbers in my decision shoot or pass. So I defer when it comes to that. For me its more about the "it" factor that I like in a deer. Heavy, dark, character, bold eyegaurds. Not nitpicking. Just preference. If i saw the first buck from "sharing a bed", " alot going on" or even "baby groucho" i am getting excited. I am not picky and recognize this buck is a giant, but if shopping with lotto money, I may not pick him based on numbers alone, thats all. Guess i should have put some context to my original comment.

[ASHQUACK]

Since I've never killed a Wa mule, he's gonna at least get shot at.

[jackelope]

I'm shooting. I'm guessing that buck to be 180" and a big buck, especially if he's in Washington.

[C-Money]

He's gotta be 25-27" wide, beautiful deer anyone in N. America would want. That's truly a next level deer that many of us will never see with a tag in our pocket.

[Pathfinder101]

Never shot a buck that big.  Until I do, he's dead on any tag I can get my hands on.  And I'm not sure that buck will grow any bigger.  We had a very good year (at least in my part of the state) for nutrition.  He might not get bigger next year. 

[powderbounder]

I would have to say. That’s A Toad! I almost bet no one here would pass him up. You better take it. Especially with the way our predators are taking away our deer populations here in Washington.

[CP]

How far is he from the truck? 

[boneaddict]

He is wider than people think because of the size of the critter.  This ain’t no Texas Muley.  Ear tip to ear tip probably 23.  You can do the math from there, and he will get plenty of spread credit because of those mains.

[jowings22]

We're all talking hypothetical anyway right? This is a stud buck no doubt. One most of us will never have the chance to chase. But if say you've been chasing a buck like "regrets" or "a lot going on"... which are you pulling the trigger on? My situation is 99.99% he's DRT. It's the last 0.01%... the "what if's". And I like character (inlines, kickers, droppers, mass for days)

Are you putting him closer to 30 wide then? Definitely tough to tell in a picture how big that body is.

[boneaddict]

I think he is a good 30+.  Inside  May go as high as 28. 

Well, regrets is bigger, and that other dude is crazy and a favorite.   Whichever one of those unlucky buggers I got to first. Lol. 

[Angry Perch]

If I saw that deer with a rifle in my hand, I'd pass...out!

[jackelope]

How far is he from the truck? 

Who cares!!? That's what backpacks or mule tape are made for!!

[Widgeondeke]

Legal buck - check
Deep forks - check

Any day he is legal and I have a tag

Safety off - BOOM! 

[borntoslay]

She's a beaut Clark. 182 and some change. Ain't nobody passing that buck

[X-Force]

I want to see the general season bucks that the 4 hunters who passed on this buck shoot.

[ridgefire]

I'm shooting with any tag.

[actionshooter]

How far is he from the truck? 

Who cares!!? That's what backpacks or mule tape are made for!!

He better be on the up hill side of the road so it's an easy down hill drag or it's a pass for me 

[Dan-o]

I want to see the general season bucks that the 4 hunters who passed on this buck shoot.

LOL.
Yep.

[b23]

I want to see the general season bucks that the 4 hunters who passed on this buck shoot.

LOL.
Yep.

The only scenario I could see myself, maybe, passing on a buck like that would be if I was on a expensive guided hunt, it was early in the hunt, and the guide suggested we could do better but even then I sure wouldn't want to look at him very long because that big boy could easily change my mind.  Any other scenario, pfft, forget about it, I'm sending it!

[bigmacc]

I want to see the general season bucks that the 4 hunters who passed on this buck shoot.

LOL.
Yep.

Exactly. That’s why in my post I said I have a hard time seeing anybody topping a ridge, looking down and at a hundred yards having this buck looking up at you. Then you sit there wondering to shoot or not😆 I even said I thought he had a chance to possibly get bigger, if I knew I had a chance of seeing him the following year etc but I know dang well that would all go out the window when I crested that ridge and seen a buck of this caliber staring me down😆😆, yep, out the window!